Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Matt* Lucas	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Oscar* McLollie	For the Good Times	ST	04:20
Matt* Lucas	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Matt* Lucas	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Matt* Lucas	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Matt* Lucas	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Matt* Lucas	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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